All news on the topic: Military

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Pakistan warns of a potential strike from India within 36 hours
Pakistan has "credible intelligence" that India plans to launch a military strike within the next 24 to 36 hours, the country’s information minister has claimed.
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Iran’s exiled ‘crown prince’ Reza Pahlavi calls for mass labor strikes to topple regime
Reza Pahlavi, the son of the last shah, tells that the West must establish a “strike fund” to support civil resistance and incapacitate the government.
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French NRJ launches controversial radio station in Russian-occupied Ukraine, mixing pop music with military propaganda
The French broadcasting group NRJ has launched a radio station in the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine.
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China launches large-scale military drills near Taiwan, calls leaders "parasites"
Taiwan says it has detected nearly 20 vessels off its coast as Beijing orders large scale sea and air exercises and calls leaders in Taipei ‘parasites’
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US military base on lockdown with people ’seeking shelter’
A military hub for US Navy operations in the Mediterranean is on lockdown due to an ‘ongoing situation’ this morning.
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Chinese warships and helicopters spotted close to Australia
China has flexed its military muscles after a fleet of warships were spotted close to Australia and a Beijing navy helicopter was seen flying within 10ft of a Philippines coastguard plane.
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Coroner is to forward the findings on the 1992 shooting of four IRA members to the DPP
Justice Michael Humphreys states he is required to send a report of the Northern Ireland SAS ambush.
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UK is confronting a ’new era of threat’ from Russia, the Defence Secretary states as he reveals the ’biggest military shake-up in 50 years’
The UK is confronting "a new era of threat" from Russia, Defense Secretary John Healey has warned as he pledged the "biggest shake-up" to Britain’s military in 50 years to ensure the country is prepared for war.
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The U.S. Navy faces challenges as the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) targets budget cuts
With Elon Musk’s understanding of technology and his obvious preference to cheap but sophisticated unmanned systems, one can hope that he will soon turn his ire to America’s budget-busting carrier force.
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Danish intelligence warns Russia could start a major European war within five years
An updated threat assessment warns of the consequences of a divided NATO and an absent U.S.
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US military begins flying migrants to Guantanamo Bay for the first time
The first U.S. military aircraft carrying detained migrants to Guantanamo Bay departed on Tuesday, U.S. officials said, as President Donald Trump’s administration prepares to potentially house tens of thousands of migrants at the naval base in Cuba.
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MoD recalls 120,000 pieces of military body armor urgently after discovering cracks
Armour was supposed to be replaced in 2023 but that was delayed by four years under previous government.
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Russia’s new ’Iskander-1000’ ballistic missile features twice the range and improved accuracy
Multiple sources have reported that Russia is close to beginning serial production of a new derivative of the Iskander-M ballistic missile system, the official designation of which has not been confirmed.
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China’s submarines now possess powerful deep sea radar capable of detecting high-flying planes
The top secret technology was tested in 2022 and was able to detect an aircraft 10.5 miles away.
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Robots, drones, and uncrewed vessels expected to become standard in the future Royal Navy
UK defence chiefs see no need to recruit extra sailors as maritime force will become hybrid with uncrewed systems.
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Starmer boldly states his ambition to serve as UK Prime Minister for 10 years
After Elon Musk’s call for him to be ousted, Britain’s prime minister reveals his thinking on the next election date and vows to complete a full second term in No. 10.
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Ministers may reinstate retired general to lead armed forces amid reforms
The UK military leadership faces a potential shake-up as the search for a new Chief of Defence Staff intensifies.
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UK-Based AI startup with government links creating technology for military drones
Concerns raised over role of Faculty AI, which has worked with NHS and government safety body.
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Putin increases financial incentives for Russians as troops are slaughtered
The Russian President has been forced to use money to tempt men to join his army.
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The Syrian regime outsourced the construction of torture prisons to fugitive Nazis
Recently deposed Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad was popular among the Western ultra-right for his anti-Semitic views, Holocaust denial, and ruthless persecution of his country’s Muslim population.
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“The unwilling were tasered or had their papers signed for them”: Russia’s fall conscription drive intensifies in brutality
Russia’s fall military draft is drawing to a close. The nearer the end, the harsher the methods employed by recruitment officers tasked with meeting quotas.
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Soldiers leave Armed Forces in large numbers despite Labour’s pay increase
Soldiers are quitting the British Armed Forces at high rates despite a pay rise from Labour.
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’Drunken soldiers’ caught in Apache cockpit romp prompt military safety review
Two soldiers who were caught having boozy late-night sex in the cockpit of a Apache helicopter have triggered a safety review by the military.
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Russian Defense Ministry contractor supplies safes to Lithuanian army, raising concerns
An investigation by The Insider has revealed that Promet, a Russian group of companies acting as a contractor for the country’s Ministry of Defense, has simultaneously been fulfilling military orders in Lithuania.
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The Israeli military has captured an alleged Hezbollah official during a sea raid
Commandos land in northern Lebanon in unprecedented operation to capture supposed militant group member